But on Friday clashes broke out in the northern districts of Gaibandha and Chapainawabganj between pro-Jamaat protesters party and supporters of the governing Awami League.

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Three years ago, she moved with her parents and four siblings from Gaibandha, a northern agricultural district, to Dhaka, the capital, after their rice fields were washed away by an overflowing river a common problem in riparian Bangladesh.

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